La Chute de l’empire américain (The Fall of the American Empire)

Director Denys Arcand
Year 2018
Run Time 129min
Genre Drama
A delivery truck driver on the scene of a bank robbery takes two bags of money amidst the commotion, sending him down a rabbit hole of crime and bad decisions.

Director

Denys Arcand

A Companion of the Order of Canada, Arcand is an icon of Canadian and Quebecois cinema, and his work has earned him four Academy Award Nominations, including for Best Foreign Film which he won in 2004 for Les invasions barbares. In 1986, his film Le Déclin de l'empire américain became the highest grossing film in Quebec, and his iconic Jésus de Montréal won 12 Genie Awards in 1990. He has also worked in English, directing Love and Human Remains in 1993 and Stardom in 2000.

Writer

Denys Arcand

Cast

Alexandre Landry, Maripier Morin, Rémy Girard

Producer

Denise Robert

Genre

Drama

Interest

Social Justice & Politics

Original Language

French

Canadian Distributor

eOne